Cost Accountant Job (120K)

Accounting Jobs, Corporate Staffing Jobs. Responsible for analysing production costs, preparing cost reports, monitoring budgets, tracking expenses, conducting variance analysis, and identifying ways to improve cost efficiency. Requires a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with at least 3–5 years of relevant accounting or costing experience. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Nairobi.

Reports To: Senior Manager – Finance

Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Head Office

Our client in the manufacturing industry is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Accountant to join their Finance team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and production cost reporting across our manufacturing operations. You will analyze material, labour, and overhead costs, monitor production variances, and provide timely financial information to support pricing, budgeting, and profitability decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and review standard costs for all manufactured products.
• Maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs), product recipes, and cost structures in the ERP system.
• Analyse material, labour, and overhead variances and investigate significant discrepancies with Production, Procurement, and Stores teams.
• Ensure accurate valuation of raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and production consumables.
• Reconcile inventory quantities and values between the ERP system and the general ledger.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production cost reports and reconcile production output, material consumption, and wastage.
• Support annual manufacturing budgets, cost forecasts, and product profitability analysis.
• Ensure compliance with IAS 2 and internal financial controls.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities and provide audit schedules.

 Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 3–5 years of relevant accounting or costing experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience in product costing, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and production cost control.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and manufacturing inventory records.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup functions, data analysis).
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, integrity, and accountability.
• Effective communication skills with non-finance teams.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Cost Accountant – Manufacturing), to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.kebefore 18th November 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any communication from us within two weeks of your application, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. We appreciate your interest and thank you for applying